Friday Five

Hello, Lovelies

1. Happy Halloween! I hope all of you are having fun and continue to have fun this weekend. I, on the other hand, don't have any plans for Halloween. No parties, no hanging out, no movies or dressing up or passing out candy. Literally nothing. That's okay, I guess. There's always next year. Maybe I'll go to haunted houses, hang out with friends, carve pumpkins, dress up, all the stuff I didn't do this year. Here's to hoping.

I might go out and take photos tomorrow, but I believe it is supposed to rain. I love the rain, but it's not so great for my camera. 

2. On a positive note, I finished editing Kaitlynn's senior session tonight. I even went to the effort of making a collage of some of her photos. I thought it would be a nice little surprise. I really hope she likes the photos. I mean, her entire family and all her friends are going to see them. It would be extremely beneficial to me if I received positive feedback about them. It has the potential to help me get to the next level with my photography business. 

Anyway, I am dropping off the disc with her photos on them tomorrow. I will also be uploading them to my photography page  on Facebook. So, check that out. I'm excited for everyone to see them.

3. This past week I have been back to baking and cooking. Not a lot, just more than I had been. I tried out a new recipe for homemade apple cinnamon muffins. They turned out pretty good. I did add extra cinnamon to the recipe. I think I am going to have to make them again because my dad really liked them. They have apple in them, so they're healthy, right? His logic. I am also going to be trying out a recipe for pan fried drumsticks this weekend. I have wanted to try out this recipe for a while, and even though I don't eat it, my dad is pretty excited to see how it tastes. I'm also making more delicious zucchini bread! 

4. A few days ago I noticed a video about marriage and waiting for God's time. I clicked on it. Although a bit long, pressing on twenty minutes, I watched the entire thing. From there I checked out the rest of the videos on the Youtube channel by Autumn Miles. I learned that she started her own conference ministry and quite a bit about her life as a Christian. I was hooked on her videos and watched one after another. After a bit of time passed while watching her videos, I subscribed to her channel. While watching I felt something inside change. Part of me was so moved, so encouraged. I grabbed hold on this feeling.

I picked up my bible and followed along to the scripture she was reading. I really thought about what she was saying. I really felt like God had me find that first video for a reason. I was curious and eager to read more of God's word and learn how I should be living. It had been an honest while since I picked up my bible and read. I'm so glad I did. Something in her words and the passages she read spoke to me in a way different from anything else recently.

If you are interested in checking out Autumn Miles' videos, you can click HERE.

5. I'm not sure I have a five this week. But.... I'm super excited for the Christmas season and snow this year. Last year it was snowing on Halloween. Not this year though. Maybe in a few weeks Michigan will have some snow dusting. That would make my day.

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Friday Five

Hello, Lovelies

*Oops, this post is late.

1. Wednesday = library

Honestly, I just really love time spent at the library. It is relaxing and nice to browse the books. The librarians are incredibly nice, even a bit funny. Nothing like all the movies with mean keepers of libraries. Also, there are books for everyone. This is not a bad library. In fact, it is probably the best library I have ever been too. I may be a bit biased. This is the library I have been lucky enough to go to since I was little. I came with empty arms and left with a handful of books.

2. Thursday = grocery shopping

Thursdays every other week is shopping day. I enjoy the time at the store most of the time. Picking out ingredients to foods I want to make is nice. I know not everyone feels the same and maybe they aren't very good cooks. That's okay.

This particular trip to the store was great for another reason. I got Chinese food for dinner! I love the vegetable egg rolls and vegetable fried rice. Not exactly healthy but definitely delicious. I don't feel too bad about it though since I don't get it that often. If only.

3. Friday = football game

It was so, so good to socialize at the last game of the season and be back at the field even though I'm no longer performing in the color guard. It was fun, freezing (figuratively), and the home team won. Yay! It was a bit surprising because we aren't known for winning.

I am so glad I went. The weather held out for the most part (only a sprinkle of showers here and there), and I was able to see some people I haven't seen in... a year or more. Wow. I hadn't realized that it had been so long. My sister, niece and dad came with me which was also nice. I even borrowed a flag from a guard member to spin a little.

4. Saturday = fall festival church event

Tomorrow, today technically, I am going to the fall festival at my sister's church. She is volunteering and was begging me to go with her, so I could see the church and get a feel for it. It should be fun, and I'm taking my camera (I take it everywhere). I'm hoping I will get a few good photos while I'm there or maybe of the foliage on the way home. Opportunity awaits. Who knows? Maybe I will really like the church and will ride along on Sundays in the future.

5. Lastly, I thought I would share about why I haven't posted a new video in a few weeks. Here it is: I want to go in a less generic direction with my videos. For me, this means more time editing and preparing for videos. But also, I believe it will be more rewarding. I have ideas I am working on now, but some ideas involve more than I can do now. I should be able to work on them soon (or so I hope). I think it will be good, what I plan on sharing. Anyways, that's where I am with that.

Good night (morning), HW<3

Friday Five

Hello, Lovelies

1. My friend, Cierra, is currently at boot camp. In boot camp? In/at, who cares? Anyways. I am currently in the process of writing her a letter. As of right now, it is mostly a lot of writing about current events about bands we like. For instance, I told her not to fret because Drew (from the Tide) still looks like Cameron Dallas' twin. Real interesting stuff going down. I'm not finished yet, but I think she is really going to appreciate it.

2. Today, my dad and I went shopping. We were looking for some Christmas gifts, a gift for my great grandma's birthday (the party's Sunday apparently), and I needed a few things too. We found a few gifts for Christmas that are really cute. Dad bought a chair. We bought grandma an Olaf soap dispenser. Here's a picture of it:

Bad smartphone photo. Oh, well.

We also bought her some good smelling soap to put in it. Pomegranate scented, I do believe. What do you give a 91 year old lady for her birthday? We thought this would be a hit.

3. Tomorrow I am taking photos of my niece and Kaitlynn and her friend. They asked to do some BFF photos as part of Kaitlynn's senior shoot. We took the majority of her photos Monday afternoon and will be finishing up tomorrow afternoon. I am going to have ton of photos to edit after that. I'm going to be super busy. I already started editing the senior photos from Monday, and they are looking pretty good. I'll be posting photos on my Facebook page soon, so check that out.

4. In other not so important news, I have recently started watching Gilmore Girls again. I just finished watching the first episode of season three. Gilmore Girls is probably my favorite TV show ever. I remember coming to my grandparents house when I was in elementary school, and I would watch it while sitting on the TV room floor. I have seen some of the episodes a dozen times and others only a couple. I don't think it will ever get old. I will be upset the day it is taken off of Netflix.

5. Lastly for this five, I made dinner on Tuesday. I really enjoy making dinner sometimes. There is something really nice about it. I play some music on Spotify, maybe dance a little, and cook. This time I made potato soup, baked chicken (for brother and dad), and corn on the cob. It was delicious. I'm sure I'll be making more potato soup this fall/winter for my family, and maybe I'll post the recipe for potato soup on my blog sometime.

Okay, I'm going now. Need to finish that letter to Cierra.

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Friday Five

Hello, Lovelies 

1. Okay, so I was having a really nice day. Nothing in particular that made it super great, but I felt good and everything. Then, well, I wasn't having such a good day. The past three and a half hours (it's 10:30 now) were kinda ruined for me. But, I pretty much had this post done before that. So, the rest of it is pretty happy go lucky. So... Read on.

2. Halloween is only three weeks away, and I have got a pretty good start on my costume. I need more supplies for it though. Once I go to Walmart and buy more, I should have it done pretty quick. I will definitely post photos when I finish. I may not be doing anything for Halloween, but I still want to dress up. That's not weird is it? I haven't truly dressed up for the holiday in years. I really just want to for me. 

In other Halloween news, I convinced my dad to buy me three little pumpkins at the store yesterday. They cost three dollars total and make me totally happy to see on my desk. My family never really decorates for the seasons other than Christmas. This is just one little bit that stands out and brightens my day. A couple of quick snaps with my phone:

3. Tomorrow I am planning on a senior photo session for Kaitlynn, ex boyfriend's sister. I am excited but nervous. Also, Kaitlynn was really hoping for the leaves to be colorful. Not many trees have leaves that turned to the gorgeous Instagram worthy red, orange, and yellow colors yet. Most are just green. That said, she might want to reschedule. If not, cool. I also have a few ideas to still get the colorful backdrop she wants. There are a couple of trees in my yard that have turned and would look so great bokehnized. Yup, made up that word. Seriously though. Bokeh fall leaves would be so incredibly gorgeous in her photos. Whichever, rescheduling or searching for color, we'll make it work.

*Update: It's 6:30 and I just got back from her house. We had a really good talk about photography, cats, and other random things. It was great! I'm really excited to take her senior photos. Also, she wants me to take more photos for her throughout her senior year including prom and graduation. Yay!

4. So, I love the fall. It is my favorite season. I can't get enough, but a small part of me wishes it was Christmas already. Every year around this time I get really excited for Christmas. I don't know why. There's just this feeling I get. It's hard to put in words, I guess. I have a confession. I have already started listening to Christmas music a little. I know this is probably making you, the reader, cringe. The other day I was upset, and it was the only thing making me feel better. So, no shame.  

5. I was wondering if my readers had any blog post suggestions. Any video suggestions? I would love to read them. Leave a comment if you want to read/watch anything in particular. If so, I will try and incorporate them into what I am working on now. At the moment, I am trying to do something really special to me, but it won't be up for a while. Anyways. Talk later, Lovelies.

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Friday Five... On Saturday. Oops.

Hello, Lovelies

1. Happy birthday, Great Grandma Rose! Today (Friday) my grandma is 91 years old. When I asked her how it felt to be celebrating her 91st birthday she told me she didn't expect to live so long. Anyways, shout out to her for being a trooper!

2. Tuesday, I received my yearbook for my senior year of high school. The yearbook cover looked great and was really interesting. It was even embossed. The theme for the Viking Voyager volume 52 was all things travel. This meant passports, postcards, travel themed title pages. The works. I enjoyed that aspect of the yearbook. As for the photos representing the year, not so much.

There were many repeats of photos of people and none of others. This happened to me. For instance, there are three photos of the same two people on the color guard page. The only photo of me on said color guard page was in the very blurry group shot. One of the photos on the page is the same girl on the same night in the same exact spot on the field taken at very similar angles. Another example is the fact that they yearbook staff choose to feature a select few is with homecoming. Normally there are photos of all the homecoming court members. Not this year. They put photos of three of the couples that were on court and none of the rest. There are literally so many pictures of the same couple. It was so redundant to look at.

Anyways, I find it incredibly annoying that the yearbook photographers take the same photos of the same people (mostly their popular friends) all year long, and that is all that ends up in the yearbook. It will always happen though. This is part of why high school and their yearbooks are overrated. In ten years I could be going through my high school yearbooks, and all I will remember is how I wasn't popular or friends with anyone popular.

3. Moving right along, I tried a few new foods this week! First up: butternut squash. I made a butternut squash veggie burger with carrots and garlic. I was hesitant to try this because I had never had any kind of squash before. I became especially so when cutting the butternut squash open because it smelled a bit like pumpkin. I'm not a fan of pumpkin anything food wise. Once it was cooked, I took a bite and it was actually pretty good. Something I think I will eat more of in the future. Next was pomegranate. I had wanted to try pomegranate for such a long time. After learning how to cut it without a huge mess, I was pleasantly pleased with the taste. It is definitely one of my favorite foods now. I even had my dad stop at the store today (Saturday) to pick up more. I eat it like candy. Lastly, tomorrow I am making zucchini bread for the first time. I love the taste of zucchini bread, so hopefully it turns out and my family has another tasty treat to eat.

4. I took photos last weekend of my sister and her daughter for a mommy and me session and the baby's five month photos. The turned out so, so great, and I had a lot of fun while taking them. Now I have to edit and finish them before next weekend. I have a senior session planned. Hopefully the weather cooperates for that (currently a rainy forecast). I'm excited but also slightly nervous since it is my ex boyfriend's sister who I am taking photos of. Whatever. I'll make it great. *stands in superman pose for confidence*.

5. Today was Cedar Springs Red Flannel Day. That meant waking up and going out in the wind and cold to watch marching bands compete. After that there was plenty of walking around to last me through tomorrow. There was... Well, I'll just let you watch my video on Monday because I vlogged.

Okay, I'm tired after such a long day. Good night, morning, whatever it is where you are.

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Friday Five

Hello, Lovelies

1. Happy Friday! I really just want to start today's five off on a positive note. It's the end of the week. I'm sure that some of you reading this have had some ups and downs, maybe some stressful moments. Hopefully, you will get to relax since it is the start of the weekend. Personally, there have been a few setbacks for me and my family, but there have also been some good things happening. I am choosing to focus on the good. I feel better this way. Happier, excited.

2. I cannot explain how happy I am that it is finally fall! It is my favorite season without question. I started the autumn tag on Instagram this week, I have been seeing more and more Halloween and Thanksgiving decor/cards/costumes/foods, I bought glow in the dark nail polish that I am wearing now until at least Halloween, I have my Halloween costume planned, I am planning on trying new fall recipes, the leaves are changing colors, ABC Family will start playing Halloween movies! I am just really happy. I wish it was fall all year round. Who's with me?

3. On a more serious note (kinda), I have my own channel on Youtube now instead of the collab channel. For me, it wasn't working because we have different ideas and styles of doing things. It is better for me this way. It is in no way meant to be a bash at Cierra because I didn't think it was working out. I was getting kinda frustrated. We're just different, and that is perfectly okay. Our styles don't mesh very well. It's okay. It's just how it is.

I'll be posting my first video on Monday. You can check out my channel, HollySays17, if you would like. I'd appreciate it.

4. Going along with a social media platform theme, I made a Facebook page for my photography business a couple days ago. I'd love for you to go and like my page. It really does help. If you're feeling really generous, you might consider sharing my page with your Facebook friends. I would really appreciate it. Photography is one dream of mine. I love it, and want it to be my career. Your help with that would be incredible.

5. I am so ready for the next phase of my life. Since graduating and breaking up with him, I feel kind of stuck. Like I'm going nowhere. I am ready and waiting (a little impatiently) for what God is planning for me. I wish I knew what was coming next for me. It kind of feels like something is going to happen, like something is brewing as I type. I have absolutely no clue what! I hope it's something good! I will go read Jeremiah 29:11 now... Peace out, Lovelies.

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Friday Five

Hello, Lovelies

1. So, I should start off with explaining why I didn't post on Tuesday, right? Here it is: I had the worst weekend that turned into the worst week. Okay, well, not the worst that could ever happen, but in a pretty bad place mentally. Really rough. I was pretty depressed, irritated, just felt really bad and useless. I was tearing myself apart and being really critical. Emotionally, I was all over the place. I couldn't shake the negativity I was feeling. Everything was bothering me, and I couldn't change how I was feeling no matter how much I wanted (and, oh, how I wanted).

But, there is an up side. I am feeling mostly like myself again (better, even) after a week of all of that. It feels so good to not feel like my brain was locked in a tiny white, claustrophobic box without a way out! I know we all have those days. We don't feel good enough or strong enough to handle all of the emotions, everything going on in our lives. Almost daily I have to recite Jeremiah 29:11 just to keep myself going. God has a great plan for me and for you. You'll get through it. Promise. It may not feel like it now, but everything will work out in the end. Something that looks like a burden at the time might actually be a blessing. But, you should still pray about it.

2. When I realized I hadn't wrote anything to publish Tuesday, I kind of freaked out. I kind of had something, but it wasn't going to work out. I didn't want to pretend I was better than I was. Anyways, I went searching for inspiration (or just something to put up) through old blog posts I never published. You would not believe how many blog posts never got published. I have something, like, 28 posts started in my drafts. They range from just titles to practically finished. Oops... I guess there was something stopping me from putting them out for the world to read. Not sure what. I really honestly don't know. Some of said drafts are completely irrelevant now, but some of them have potential to make it up on the blog. Once I finish them, of course.

3. Along with some of my old blog post ideas, I have been thinking of new ideas. First, I have an idea for a series. I'm not sure if anything will come of it. It will be titled: Just A Girl if I decide to pursue the idea. Also, it would take my blog in a bit of a different direction than anything I've done before. It has me really excited. Second, I would really like to do more poetry and personal writing. It would kind of fit in with the new series. The only problem is that I'm not sure where to really start with this. I used to do this all the time with ease. The words would just pour out of me and end up on the paper. Not so much now, although I still write in the notebook dedicated to letters to my (now) ex boyfriend. Don't judge. I'm actually considering posting some of my extremely personal thoughts I have wrote in it. But I'm a little scared. But I think it will also be good for me and help me to connect with my readers on another level. So torn!

4. On a lighter note, it happens to be birthday weekend (Yay for cake!). My family celebrates all the birthdays in one month at the same party. Most of the time anyways. Autumn happens to hold most of the birthdays in my family. Here's the rundown of all the birthdays my family is celebrating this month in order:

-my aunt Betsy, the 14th
-cousin Hannah, the 17th
-Dad, the 21st
-brother Zach, also the 21st
-cousin Andrew, the 24th

Is that it? Umm, let me check Facebook real quick. That's it as far as I know! And for those of you wondering what I decided to give my brother as I mentioned worrying about in a previous five, he's getting five bucks in a card. He's hard to buy for, okay? At least I'm making the card myself.

5. Gosh, I really don't have a five for today. This post is pretty long anyway, so I'll just say goodbye now. Goodbye! See you Lovelies Tuesday.

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Friday Five

Hello, Lovelies

1. First up for this five, lipstick! This past week, I have fallen back in love with wearing lipstick. A classic red, something bright and fun, I love how it looks. I have a nice pinkish red color that is just so great. I can't wait to buy a plum colored lipstick for this fall. I love how it feels, how it looks. It really adds to an outfit. I feel weird without my lips on!

2. Once Cierra has gone to boot camp (no technology), I am going to be recording videos and posting them all on my own. I won't be able to bounce ideas off her, so I made a list of video ideas for myself. The great thing was, I was able to decide all the videos I am going to be recording and which days I am going to upload them. I have the next two months lined up, and I feel great. I love having a schedule planned out. Perfectionist/ anxious personality coming through.

3. Slowly but surely, the leaves are changing color and falling to the ground. The first official day of autumn isn't until the 23rd, but it already feels like fall to me. There are pumpkins and decorations for sale in stores, and everyone seems to be thinking up cool costume ideas. I have even seen a bunch of recipes for creepy Halloween themed food. This is all not to mention the perfect sweater weather Michigan is currently experiencing. Time to get cozy. I love fall, and as I said yesterday while shopping with my dad, "I want to cuddle it and hold it close to my heart." Yes, I really said that. Yes, I know I'm weird. I don't care. Who's with me?

4. The past couple of weeks my family has been eating more junk food. Normally, I don't let anyone buy junk food and therefore my nickname has become the "Food Nazi". Now, after a couple weeks of having sugary, unhealthy snacks and treats, I am really trying to get back to my regular healthy eating self. Yesterday my dad and I went shopping. I loaded the cart up with fresh fruits and vegetables because I am determined to be healthy this fall. I am also trying to get my dad to go on more walks with me. It's a work in progress.

5. Lastly, I couldn't go without mentioning how significant this day is to America. 14 years ago today, events occurred that would change this country forever. Although I personally don't remember much as I was only a four-year-old preschooler, others were impacted much more significantly. Many lives were lost (nearly 3,000) in the attack on the World Trade Center and Pentagon. Let us not forget Flight 93 that crashed into a field when brave passengers attempted to get control of the plane by attacking the hijackers.

So many lives were changed. Being the emotional person I am, I get teary eyed just thinking about those who lost their lives or family members and friends of those in the attack. It's time to say thank you to those who risk their lives for this country. I feel blessed to know that they are keeping the country where I live safe.

America was attacked, but came together. Let that be our silver lining. Here's to never forgetting.

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Friday Five

Hello, Lovelies

1. Devote followers and friends know that my friend, Cierra, and I started a new channel on Youtube titled Trying Two Adult a couple weeks ago. After starting the channel, I looked into buying a Canon Powershot vlogging camera. I just wanted something other than my phone with decent video recording and was pretty light. With a little bit of searching on Ebay, I found one and bought it for a really good price.

This is it!

I was really excited and anticipating its arrival in the mail. Just five short days later (and over a week ahead of the estimated delivery date), I received my new vlogging camera! I can't wait to make some videos for our channel using it.

2. Changing direction a tad bit, I want to chat about my photography for a minute. This past week I finally started pinning my photos on Pinterest. I had read blog posts from other photographers that gave tips about having a business (incidentally found on pinterest), and one tip was to pin your own photos. This way your followers see them and have another platform for your work to be displayed. It took me a while to start. Now that I have, I realize just how smart it is to do this. You can follow me on Pinterest here. I have over 2,000 pins varying from photography to food to color guard. A little bit of everything.

3. I had quite the busy week. It started with following a new schedule and filming a video. Editing photos took over the rest of the week until Thursday. Thursday I visited my great grandma Rose and went to Big Rapids for a little shopping. My father, brother, and I also visited my sister while in Big Rapids. That was a pretty busy day. Today we headed to Grand Rapids to pick up my brother's new suit. It is really snazzy. Zach looks great in it, and I can't wait to take photos! Just thinking about it makes me smile. I will post photographs on my photography blog within two weeks, so keep your eyes peeled!

While in GR, my dad, brother, and I went to World Market per my request. We found a few fun treats there. We visited a couple more places before headed home including IHOP where we ate lunch (and I talked with someone I knew from color guard in high school). I vote: a good day.

4. With a busy week comes a busy weekend. Tomorrow is the Trufant Jubilee! The Trufant Jubilee, for those who don't know, is pretty much this little town's special day that happens the first weekend of September every year. There is a special breakfast that is really good and NOT expensive at all, a parade in the afternoon, a flea market, and a ton of little booths to buy from. My dad's favorite booth is run by a sweet Amish lady that sells different flavor pies. He always comes home with a Pecan Pie.

I am also watching my niece for the entire day which is going to be... fun. Tiring. Just all around interesting. She can be really fussy and cry a ton when her mom isn't around. So, I'm prepared for that, but at the same time not so much. I'll be a long day for the both of us for sure.

5. After all of that fun happenings tomorrow, I am painting and rearranging my room on Sunday. Why I chose to do this on such a busy weekend? I don't know. It is something I have been wanting to do because I painted it a couple summers ago, and I absolutely hate the color on three of my walls. So much that I didn't even finish with the color.... It reminds me of two things I do not like with a passion: puke and salmon. I am painting it to match the other wall and ceiling a light green which reminds me of springtime all year round. It'll look SO good when it is all finished. A lot of work, but worth it. Maybe I'll post photos after it's all done.

Thanks for reading this week's five. I'll be back with another post on Tuesday. Have a good long weekend!

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Friday Five

Hello, Lovelies

1. I plan on posting a lot more lately. One thing I want to do is a Friday Five every week. You are currently reading the first Friday Five! Along with posts every Friday, I want to get back in the hang of blogging starting with posts on Tuesdays. Eventually I hope to post at least a few times a week, but I'm going to ease my way back since I was gone for so long. I think that this is a great way to start. So, be expecting that!

2. Honey + Pimple. Let me explain. Earlier this week I had the worst pimple on my chin. It was literally the worst pimple I have ever had. Red, shinny, oily, painful, no way to cover up, and I was desperate for it to go away. That's when I decided to try a beauty trick I had heard of a while ago but never tried.

I grabbed a band aid and the bottle of honey from the fridge. One dab of honey on the band aid, band aid on face, time to go to bed. When I woke in the morning, I peeled the band aid off my face (ouch!), and the horrible pimple was half the size that it was the night before. I was very happy that this trick helped so much. I did it again that night, and the pimple that would have lasted days and days was pretty much gone.

If you ever have a really bad pimple, I would definitely recommend this honey trick to get rid of it faster. I also saw a lemon juice/honey paste that is supposed to help get rid of acne and prevent scarring. You would have equal parts honey and lemon juice mixed, apply to face for 15-20 minutes, then rinse off with cool water. Repeat 2x a week. Something to try.

3. This past weekend, I decided to try something different with my photography. I made the decision to stage and take photos of quilts my grandma makes. This helps her sell quilts with her business and gives me more exposure as a photographer. Pretty good deal, I thought.

So, more about these quilts my grandmother makes.

My grandma, Marie, loves to make quilts. She decided to start a business, Rosewood Quilts, in hopes to sell these quilts, so she could make a profit from something she loves doing. She makes many quilts with different themes, sizes, heaviness (summer vs. winter), even some with hand embroidery. Her quilts make great gifts for Christmas, birthdays, graduations, etc. There are different options to choose from pre-made quilts wise or even collaborate for a custom-made quilt. Check out examples on Facebook by searching Rosewood Quilts-MI. You can contact Marie at RosewoodQuiltsMI@gmail.com if you're interested.

4. My friend, Cierra, has been so great. We are talking and hanging out again after drifting apart a bit this past year. It is so great to talk to her any time I want whether it's about music, guys, whatever. She is a great friend, and I'm going to miss her once she leaves for boot camp at the beginning of October. Who am I supposed to tweet about Austin from The Tide or when uploading a video? Answer me that. But congrats to her for doing bigger and better things.

5. Speaking of Cierra and uploading videos, WE STARTED A NEW CHANNEL ON YOUTUBE! We mostly started the channel as a way to stay in touch while headed in different directions in life. She is going to be traveling a bunch in the Navy, and I am going to be working on my photography. We just don't know how often we will get to see each other. Seems like a pretty good solution to us.

We started our channel about a week ago, and have both uploaded one video to the channel. I upload on Mondays, and Cierra uploads on Thursdays. Click here to check them out (we are still working on the look of our channel). This past week's theme was the TMI Tag where we answer questions that no one really wants/needs to know about us. How fun!

With all of that said, thanks for reading! I'll be back Tuesday.

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